The president of the city of Ecatepec, Fernando Vilchis Contreras, and the British ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, held a long meeting where a joint work plan was set out in education, climate change, innovation and technology.

The mayor explained that the meeting discussed public safety progress being made in Ecatepec, the modernization of the Command Center and the installation of 1,600 Project Jaguar video cameras, in addition to the construction of the city’s planetarium, which will be located there. among the best observatories in the world.

In addition, they visited the historic house where General José María Morelos y Pavón was shot.

Jon Benjamin announced that dialogue with the authorities Ecatepec will continue to implement programs such as teaching English, ecological and environmental action and the use of technology in public policy.

He expressed interest in establishing cooperation between the British Embassy and the city government. “Hopefully this is just the start of a new stage in relations between my country (UK) and our embassy with this municipality, with the mayor and recently we will be back more often,” the diplomat said.

Vilchis Contreras recalls that during his reign, cooperative relations have been established with diplomats from the countries of Israel, Colombia, Nicaragua and South Africa. He announced that he anticipates that a cooperation agreement with the British Embassy will be concluded in the near future.

Jon Benjamin has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico since August 2021, joining Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service in 1986 and has represented the British government in countries including Chile, Ghana, Turkey, Indonesia and the United States.

Prior to serving as ambassador, he was director of the London Diplomatic Academy, then he became British ambassador in Chile (2009-2014), high commissioner in Ghana (2014-2017) where he served as ambassador concurrently to Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso . Likewise, he also served as interim Consul and then Consul General in New York (2005-2008).